Police release sketch of man suspected of exposing himself to 13-year-old girl as she walked home from school in Lakewood Village

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Long Beach police released this sketch Wednesday of a man who allegedly exposed himself and made sexual comments to a 13-year-old girl walking home from school Oct. 30 near Charlemagne Avenue and Village Road in Lakewood Village. (Photo courtesy Long Beach Police Department)

The man was driving an older model, two-door white sedan with black rims when he approached the victim at 4:16 p.m. Oct. 30 near Charlemagne Avenue and Village Road, police said.

He is described as white, 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-10 and weighing 170 to 200 pounds, with a dark-brown buzz cut, police said. The man was last seen wearing a navy-blue T-shirt and gray pants.

Police asked anyone with information to call them at 562-570-7244 or leave anonymous tips with LA Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Two days after that incident, another 13-year-old girl said a man exposed himself to her as she walked near 68th Street and Orange Avenue in North Long Beach. He was described as 20 to 30 years old, with long, brown hair on the top, shorter hair on the sides and a neatly trimmed beard.

Then this Monday, another man suspected of indecent exposure was arrested in the city, after at least three women said he asked them for directions near 10th Street and Redondo Avenue then masturbated in front of them, police spokeswoman Arantxa Chavarria said.

Jared Steven Heins, 38, of Long Beach, was taken in custody about 2:30 p.m. that day after police quickly found his vehicle in the area, Chavarria said.

Megan Barnes covers crime and public safety for the Press-Telegram. She was previously a city reporter at the Daily Breeze, where she covered the South Bay beach cities and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Before that, she was a freelancer writing about LGBT news and her hometown of San Pedro, where she probably made your latte at Starbucks. She loves iced Americanos and Radiohead and finally got to see them live on the A Moon Shaped Pool tour. It was magical.